To all,
Some info on the Costa Rica voter-identification system.
Safeguarding Democracy Unisys is providing Costa Rica with a voter-identification system that incorporates the company's BioWare
fingerprint-imaging technology. The company's BioWare fingerprint-imaging system will help Costa Rica accurately verify the identities of two million voters and ensure the integrity of the election process.
All eligible voters are enrolled and issued a tamper-proof ID card
on which his/her fingerprints and signature have been electronically captured. The fingerprint information resides as a barcode on their ID cards.
Each applicant's two-finger record is searched against the entire
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) database. The search ensures that each voter's biometrics card is inserted only once.
The system integrates with Unisys PCs and servers, a fingerprint
search-match subsystem by Identicator, a Datacard ID-card production subsystem, a Hewlett-Packard optical-image storage jukebox and document scanner, the Oracle relational database, Microsoft Windows, Symbol Technology PDF_417 2D barcode readers, Hitachi video cameras and PenWare signature pads.
For additional information, contact Unisys, P.O. Box 500, Blue
Bell, PA 19424. Call Steve Holzman at 215/986-5098.
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